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'That's so AI ' What gen Alpha's biggest insult tells us

216 points · 323 comments · YeGoblynQueenne

  1. DarkNova6 · · focus · HN ↗
    I am more and more convinced that young people have a much better understanding of technology and especially its impact on society.
    1. sunaookami · · focus · HN ↗
      They can't even use a computer, they struggle with basic computer knowledge because they grow up with closed ecosystems and most of them only have smartphones, not a desktop PC. They are called "Digital Naives" (sic) for a reason.
      1. junon · · focus · HN ↗
        Opposite of my experience. A few family members and their friends invited me to a discord server recently; I'll join for games some nights. They're very acutely aware of how things work. We talk a lot about how even their schoolmates don't really use social media much (at least, not the big ones) and despise AI.

        Gives me some hope that the kids will be alright.

        1. sunaookami · · focus · HN ↗
          >invited me to a discord server

          At least kids back then knew how to host their own TeamSpeak server ;) Clicking yourself a Discrd "server" is the easiest thing you can do.

          1. someonebaggy · · focus · HN ↗
            NAT and the slow adoption of IPv6 are partly to blame for this; so are phones. To host your own anything, you need a machine that can be left turned on (so a desktop fixed in one place) and an IP address.
            1. sunaookami · · focus · HN ↗
              We rented VPS as kids
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